Christopher Mallard, MD
Pain Medicine · Lexington, KYNPI 1134533102
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (43.2%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 31 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 33.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $18,597, 5.0 times the $3,754 reported in 2019. Among pain medicine clinicians in KY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 460 payments — averaging $102.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$16K
- Si-bone, Inc.$13K
- Zavation Medical Products, LLC$6K
- Spinal Simplicity, LLC$2K
- Nevro Corp.$2K
- Boston Scientific$1K
- plus $7K from 25 others
Across 22 payments — averaging $1674.59 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Si-bone, Inc.$37K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$16,18034%
- Travel & lodging$10,50822%
- Food & beverage$20,31843%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 272 | $15,602 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 36 | $13,337 |
| Zavation Medical Products, LLC | 1 | $6,000 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 14 | $2,295 |
| Nevro Corp. | 17 | $1,726 |
| Boston Scientific | 21 | $1,384 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 8 | $989 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 20 | $982 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 20 | $978 |
| Painteq LLC | 11 | $975 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 2 | $944 |
| Globus Medical | 8 | $886 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $140 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 2 | $138 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 2 | $127 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 3 | $121 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 1 | $39 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 2 | $30 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $29 |
| Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $14 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $13 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM$11,224
- PROCLAIM$6,327
- ZvPlasty System$6,000
- Intracept$3,758
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs$1,871
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R$1,847
- ETERNA$1,393
- Senza$1,139
- PAINTEQ$841
- Vyrsa V1$627
- PATRIOT SI$561
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System$518
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$482
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$282
- Proclaim IPG$173
- SPRINT PNS System$140
- Expedium VERSE$138
- VIPER$137
- Minuteman$123
- PRIALT$121
How this compares
$47,007 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 90 pain medicine providers in Kentucky.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 99 | $2,146 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 82 | $1,474 |
| Gabapentin | 77 | $772 |
| Pregabalin | 29 | $635 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 36 | $491 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 20 | $377 |
| Methocarbamol | 18 | $169 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 31 | $166 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 23 | $151 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 11 | $46 |
| Diazepam | 12 | $4 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pain medicine in Lexington
- Mazhar RasulLexington$30K
- Stuart CowleyLexington$19K
- Michael HarnedLexington$17K
- Luis VascelloLexington$17K
- Shawn MilburnLexington$17K
- Brandon GishLexington$13K
- Timothy MimsLexington$11K
- Manoochehr MazloomdoostLexington$8K
- Maged FamLexington$7K
- Oliver JamesLexington$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.